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W. L. HOOVER & J. NEWGOMB.

PANNING MACHINE.

No. 278,795. Patented J1me 5,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM L. HOOVER AND JOHN NEWC OMB, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

FANNlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,795, dated June 5, 1883. Application filed August 14, 1882. No model.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM L. Hoovnn and JOHN NnwooMB, both of the city of In dianap olis, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Fanning-Machine, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a method of providing a rockingchair with a fan, so constructed that the fan shall revolve with a reciprocal motion corresponding with the backward and forward movements made in rocking. The fan is useful on a hot day and when the flies are thick.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the manner and method of constructing the fan and making the connections with the rockingchair.

Corresponding letters in the different figures denote corresponding parts.

Figure l is a perspective view of our invention.

A is a rocking-chair.

G is a crosspiece, which goes under the rock ers, and is fastened by the set-screw H. F is a cord, which runs from thesaid piece under said rockers to the spool E. The cord passes two or three times around the spool to the spiral spring G, and the other end of said spiral is attached to a cord, which in its turn is attached to the upright D. Thus the cord F runs from the place of its fastening, at the ends of the piece 0, around and over' the spool E to the fastening below in the upright D. If a person takes a seat in the chair A, it is plain that rocking back and forth will, by means of the cord on the spool E, cause the fan I to revolve with a reciprocal motion corresponding to the motion of the person rocking. The strain upon the spring G causes the chair to recover its position, and the fan moves in correspondence therewith, having the said reciprocal motion.

Fig.2 is a section of the upright 1), showing more in detail the cord F and its manner of passing around the spool E. It also shows the 5 details of the construction of said spool E and its insertion into the main part of the axle M, into which the fan I, as shown in Fig. 1, is also inserted.

Fig. 3 is a view in detail of the manner in O which the attachment is made of the cross-piece C to the rockers. B is the angular piece by. means of which the cross-piece C is fastened to the under part of rockers P. K is a slot in said piece 0, through which the angular iron B is caused to slide in order that rockers of different widths apart may be used. L is a box, in which the spool E runs. The wings of the fan I are four in number.

An important feature is the elastic section G in the cord F. By means of this we obtain one motion of the fan. The reaction of the spring G draws the fan backward, completing its reciprocal motion.

It is obvious that this invention may be ap- 6 5 around the spool E, and the other end of said cord being attached to rockers, substantially as described and shown, and for the purpose set forth. a

Witness our hands;

WILLIAM L. HOOVER. JNO. NEXVOOMB. \Vitnesses CHAS. E. MAnsH, J. H. CLARK. 

